Club Blue Dreams Hotel

Authentic architecture and pretty flower-filled gardens mean that the Club Blue Dreams Hotel near Bodrum is a million miles from the modern high rise hotels that seem to line too many beaches. Here you can enjoy the Turkish sunshine, either at the hotel’s two pools, complete with children’s area and water slides, or down on the private beach – gorgeous white sands enhanced by two sunbathing decks that snake out over the brilliant blue waters of the Med. There’s also an indoor pool and fitness centre, with sauna and steam room, and a range of activities that includes tennis, canoeing, volleyball, mini golf, billiards and table tennis.

This is also something of a gourmet paradise; as well as the main buffet restaurant, guests can visit each one of four a la carte restaurants, serving Turkish, Chinese, Italian and seafood. Evening entertainment features Turkish evenings, cabarets and quizzes, while guests have a choice of seven bars in which to unwind and make new friends. The accommodation is of an exceptionally high standard at the Club Blue Dreams – beautifully decorated in contemporary chocolate and white, with mod cons and either balcony or terrace. The small resort of Torba is four kilometres away, the bright lights of Bodrum just ten.